India tour of Australia 2020, 3-match ODI series, Second ODI, Australia vs India - Australia won by 51 runs
Sunday, Nov 29, 2020, Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Hosts Australia, having opted to bat first, bettered their batting effort from first ODI by 15 runs as they posted a commanding total of 389/4 in their 50 overs. Openers - Aaron Finch (60 off 69) & David Warner (83 off 77) - provided the start with a 142-run stand for the first wicket while Steven Smith was once again impressive as he scored his second successive 62-ball century in this format - 104 off 64 balls with 14 fours and 2 sixes.
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Marnus Labuschagne came good with the bat as he he proved his worth with the bat with a half-century - 70 off 61 deliveries. Glenn Maxwell who struggled all through IPL 2020, scored a quick-fire and unbeaten knock of 63* runs off 29 deliveries to get them to a massive total (389/4 in 50 overs). Maxwell's knock includes 4 fours and 4 sixes. Hardik Pandya, Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammad Shami bagged a wicket each among Indian bowlers.
During the chase, Indian openers once again put up a half-century stand but failed to build on from there. Captain Virat Kohli (89 off 87) and vice-captain KL Rahul (76 off 66) both got to their half-centuries but failed to take India over the line. Courtesy of all the contributions, India managed to get to 338/9 in 50 overs conceding a 51-run victory for hosts Australia.
Steven Smith bagged the 'Player of the Match' award for his 62-ball century that helped Australia bag a massive victory to win the series. Australia are currently leading the 3-match ODI series by 2-0. The third and final ODI of the series will be played at the Manuka Oval in Canberra on Wednesday (Dec 02).
Brief Scores: Australia - 389/4 in 50 overs (Steven Smith - 104, David Warner - 83, Hardik Pandya - 1/24, Mohammad Shami - 1/73) defeated India - 338/9 in 50 overs (Virat Kohli - 89, KL Rahul - 76, Pat Cummins - 3/67, Josh Hazlewood - 2/59) by a margin of 51 runs
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